Covid has been good for director Rob Savage. It was the inspiration for his breakthrough picture, the Zoom horror Host. Now the pandemic plays a supporting role in his third film, Dashcam: a lockdown in LA prompts musician and professional lib-baiting, livestreaming troll Annie Hardy (playing a version of herself – she fronts the real-life band Giant Drag) to fly to the UK to connect with her former bandmate. It’s not the joyful reunion she had hoped for. But that’s the least of their problems – Annie steals his car and picks up a hitcher, who promptly starts oozing blood through her face mask.
And that’s just the beginning of this gleefully gory, utterly bewildering horror, which is shot on mobile phones and contains a scrolling commentary of staggering inanity from the viewers of Annie’s live stream. Best seen in a cinema with the rowdiest audience you can find.
• In cinemas now and on digital platforms from 6 June
